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EHPEA represented the Ethiopian horticulture industry at MADE IN GERMANY – AFRICA 2024

EHPEA represented the Ethiopian horticulture industry at MADE IN GERMANY – AFRICA 2024 conference and expo held in skylight hotel from March 14-16.

On the panel discussion, Tewodros Zewdie, EHPEA executive director deliberate the opportunities and challenges of the sector towards the Due Diligence Regulation and the way forward to support farms to meet the international standard on any export produce.

Addressing gender intervention elements were one of the main panel discussion which EHPEA gender department Senior gender expert, Mahilet Merid took part, by sharing the Association experience on women empowerment practice in the horticulture industry, challenges that the sector faced to mitigate the gender equality and the positive outcome of it interventions at farm level.

EHPEA AND MOA Organized a National Horticulture Investment Conference

Tewodros Zewdie

#Horticulture export industry warming up to change gears in Ethiopia.

Today, we had down to earth deliberation on the challenges that need to be addressed so as to unleash the ample investment opportunities in Ethiopia in the Horticulture sub-sector in the presence of senior government officials.

From the direction that is set during the meeting, the future seems a BOOM period for the sector.

The session was organized by #MoA and #EHPEA.

THE FUTURE IS HORTICULTURE!

#functionalPPD #proactivelystructuredsupportscheme #hortiparkdevelopment

EHPEA in collaboration with FGAE health office, celebrated International women’s day colorfully

EHPEA in collaboration with FGAE health office, celebrated International women’s day colorfully today at its member farm ‘Yassin Legese Flower Farm’ , by giving free of charge cervical cancer screening and treatment at the site.

On the event a total number of 70 participants from neighboring community and farm employees got a chance to learn about cervical cancer preventive methods, family planning counseling as well as different health services.

This year’s celebration marked with a theme “Lets invest in women’s need, health and equality together”.

MoU signed between EHPEA and OIPDC

Ethiopian Horticulture Producer Exporters Association (EHPEA) ink a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Oromia Industrial Parks Development Corporation today at Radisson Blu hotel.

The partnership meant to establish a collaborative framework on capacity building in agro industry, creating linkage on the value chain and promoting agro industry related initiatives in the Oromia Region.

On the event investment opportunities and the status of Bulbula Integrated Agro-Industrial Park (Bulbula IAIP) were presented to EHPEA members and discussed on the way forward at length.

A consultative meeting held on False Codling Moth (FCM) in collaboration with EAA AND EHPEA

EHPEA, in partnership with the Ethiopian Agriculture Authority (EAA), convenes a consultative meeting to address the ongoing developments concerning the interception of the False Codling Moth (FCM). 

Following the publication of a scientific report by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the EU Commission is implementing strict measures. Consequently, the EU Commission has decided to raise the inspection percentage for cut flowers exported from Ethiopia from 5% to 25%, effective May 1st, 2024.

All rose growers are directed to rigorously follow the FCM protocols, establish a crop protection strategy, enhance farm capacity, and implement a systemic approach, among other measures. EAA emphasizes that there will be rigorous controls both on-farm sites and at Bole International Airport.

EHPEA encourages all stakeholders to collaborate in the effort to control FCM, pledging that the relentless endeavor to enhance farm capacity and provide technical assistance for a comprehensive approach to FCM control and monitoring will persist.

workplace empowering training on Gender, SRHR and Hygiene protection delivered at Fura Institute

A workplace empowering training on Gender, SRHR and Hygiene protection delivered at Fura Institute in Yirgalem for commercial farms, unions, and avocado processing factories in the Sidama Region.

The training conducted by Ethiopian Horticulture Producer Exporters Association (EHPEA) gender intervention department in collaboration with its new branch in Hawassa which comprises two rounds of insightful training focused on sensitizing owners and top management personnel on key workplace gender-related issues, SRHR and hygiene interventions with its business case while the second round focused on Training of Trainers (TOT) for selected workers, supervisors, and gender focal persons from the participating organizations.

This initiative marks a significant step towards fostering gender equality and empowerment within the Horticultural and export sectors in the region.

Ethiopia exported 4500 tones of flowers using 50 freighter

Ethiopia exported 4500 tones of flowers using 50 freighter from January 22 to February 14, 2024, targeted for the valentine day to key locations in Europe such as Liege, Brussels, Amsterdam, and Germany, as well as markets in the UK, USA, Middle East and the Far East.

Ethiopia, known as a rose country in the horticulture industry is among the top 4 flower producer and exporting countries.

EHPEA LAUNCHED A BRANCH OFFICE IN HAWASSA City

We are delighted to announce the opening of our new branch office in Hawassa, colorfully launched today.
Since its establishment in 2002, the Ethiopian Horticulture Producer Exporters Association (EHPEA) have been extending its services to its member farms engaged in the production and export of flowers, fruits, vegetables, herbs, and vegetable seeds.
With an aim to further strengthen its support to horticulture companies nationwide, EHPEA has initiated the operation of satellite office in Sidama regional state. These offices will extend essential services and assistance to the growing horticulture sector in the respective regions.
At the launching workshop, support need assessment report of Hawassa cluster presented and discussed on the way forward to segment the focus area for EHPEA service delivery.
EHPEA TVET center will also be actively delivering training and compliance services to farmes in the region, in areas of Good Agricultural Practice, Workers Welfare, Food Safety, Health and Safety, Environment Management, and Market Standards to its members and stakeholders within the value chain.
On the occasion responsible regional government offices, development partners and member farms were in attendance.

Horticulture exports record over 169 million USD in first quarter.

Over 169.5 million USD was secured from flower, vegetable and fruit export in the first quarter of the current Ethiopian fiscal year, the Ministry of Agriculture said, adding that the performance attained 63.1 percent of the plan.
Speaking to The Ethiopian Herald, the Ministry of Agriculture Horticulture Export Coordinator Mekonnen Solomon stated that the sum was obtained from exporting 96,443.36 tons of flower, vegetable and fruit in the reported period.
Cut flowers have the lion’s share in the overall performance and Ethiopia generated over 146.26 USD revenue exporting 30,922.69 tons to the global market. Also, the vegetable sub-sector grossed 17.2 million USD from 58,340.40 tons export.
Similarly, the country secured around 6.12 million USD from exporting 14.823.99 tons of fruits in the reported period.
The ministry sets a plan to generate 741.8 million USD from exporting 351,030,031.71 kg of flowers, vegetables and fruits in the current fiscal year.
Mekonnen further said that consolidated efforts are underway to provide exports at the desired quality level and appealing package thereby keeping Ethiopia’s competitiveness at the global market.
The government has been paying due attention to attract private investments in the horticulture sector and to improve competitiveness by providing export incentives, customs duty exemption, income tax holidays, and offering land at competitive lease price, it was learned.
Source
THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD
https://press.et/herald/?p=85151

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